Antiglare arrangement



June 10, 1924. 1,497,056

L. L. AYDT ANTIGLARE ARRANGEMENT Filed Nov. 8. 1923 Patented June 10,1924.

UNITED {sT ANTILG-LARE ARRANGEMENT.

Application filed-November 8, 1923. Serial No. 673,604.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, LAURENCE L. Arr/r, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dahlgren, in the county of Hamilton and State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Antiglare Arrangement, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention relates to automobile headlights, the primaryobject of the invention being to provide movable headlights designed tooperate in horizontal planes, whereby the headlights may be moved topositions wherein the light rays projected therefrom will properlyilluminate the path of travel of a motor vehicle equipped with theheadlights.

Another object of the invention is to provide headlights of thischaracter which may be moved to face each other to remove the glare ofthe headlights and prevent binding of persons driving approachingmachines.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means foroperating the headlights from a point adjacent to the operators seat,novel means being provided for returning the headlights to their normalpositions when the manually controlled operating means has been releasedby the operator.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational. view disclosing the support and movableheadlight constituting the present invention.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the support and headlights.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the device embodies a supporting bar5 which has downwardly extended end portions 6 and fender engagingmembers 7, which are formed with openings to receive the securing bolts8, by means of which the supporting bar may be held in position.

The supporting bar 5 is provided with openings disposed adjacent to theends thereof, which openings accommodate the vertical lamp standards 9that are of lengths to extend below the bar 5 where they are suppliedwith disks 10 that are securedto the I standards so that movement Of thedisks will result in relative movements of the lamp standard to adjustthe lamps 11 supported on the upper ends thereof.

One of the disks 1() is provided with a circumferential groove toreceive one end of the flexible operating member 12 which is securedwithin the groove by screw 12 so that the flexible member is partiallywound therein. The disks 10 are connected by the rod 13 which has itsends eccentrically mounted on the disks and adapted to move with respectthereto, the connections between the rod- 13 and disks 10 being madethrough the screws 14.

Extending laterally from the rod 13 is an ear 15 formed with an openingto receive one end of the coiled spring 16, the opposite end of thecoiled spring being anchored to the bar 5 at 17. Thus it will be seenthat as the disks are moved to adjust the lamps 11, the coiled spring 16will operate to return the lamps to their normal positions.

The flexible operating member 12 may be supplied with a suitable handleor means whereby the same may be readily gripped by the operator torotate the disks and accomplish the purpose of the invention, it beingunderstood that it is contemplated to position the operating end of theflexible member 12 in proximity to the operators seat.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that by moving the flexible member12 in the direction of the arrow as indicated by Figure 2 of thedrawings, the disks 10 will be rotated, moving the headlights inwardlytowards each other, removing the direct glare on the road surface infront of the motor vehicle supplied with the lamps.

I claim 1. In a device of the character described, a supporting baradapted for positioning between the fenders of a motor vehicle, said barhaving openings formed adjacent to the ends thereof, headlights havingstandards-extending through the openings, disks mounted on the standardsto rotate there with, a connecting rod having its ends eccentricallymounted on the disks, a flexible op crating member secured to one of thedisks 2. In a device of the character described, a supporting barconstructed for position ing between fenders of a motor vehicle, saidbar having openings disposed adjacent to the ends thereof, lampstandards extending through the openings, disks on the lower ends of thelamp standards, a connecting rod having its ends eccentrically connectedto the disks, one of said disks having a circumio ferential groove, aflexible operating member having one end thereof disposed in the grooveand secured thereto, and resilient means having connection With the rodfor returning the rod and holding the rod in its normal position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto atlixedmy signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

LAURENCE L. AYDT.

Witnesses J. J. HAGER, CHAS. KIEFER.

